James Green Wicker and sons, circa 1907
Front: (l to r) Labon Wicker and Langley Wicker (both
Labon and Langley died on 11/10/1918 in a flu epidemic.
Back: (l to r) Obie, Owen, Elmer, Martin, and James Green.
James Green Wicker was born 9/1/1865 in Carter Co., Kentucky, the s/o Martin "Mart" Wicker and Louanna Morris, he died 12/27/1941 in Boyne City, Michigan. He married 9/1/1887 Sarah Alice DeWhitt, born 1/1/1865 the d/o William Harrison DeWitt, Sr. and Rebecca Shepherd.
Children of James and Sarah Alice were:
1. Alma Wicker b. 4/25/1888 d. 2/14/1970 m. 11/22/1902 Alonzo Barber b. 1882 the s/o G.M. Barber and Martha Sharp. Ch: Harvey Barber, James Barber, Clara Bell Barber Biggs Barber, Claris Agnes BarberLancaster, Martha Alice Barber Gipson, Edith Marie Barber Smith, Obie Lee "Tom" Barber, Elsie Virginia Barber Cloyd, Robert Barber, and Hazel Fay BarberWhitson.
2. James Elmer Wicker, b. 11/29/1889 d. 3/11/1945 m. Gertie ? Ch: Freda Wicker Hahan, Lola WickerMorse, Dorthea Wicker Burns.
3. David Wicker (died as an infant.)
4. William Avery Wicker b. 7/23/1891 d. 3/11/1/945.
5. Martin Wicker b. 5/30/1893 d.
1/9/1978 m. Laurel Violet Holcomb.
Children: Lyle E. Wicker, Theodore N. Wicker, Margaret
Irene Wicker Howard, Ernestine Wicker Larson,
Carl Edward Wicker.
6. Nellie F. Wicker b. 2/28/1895 d. Aug 1956, m. 1/11/1912 George McMillian, s/o Robert McMillian and Eliza Jackson. Children: Billy Luther McMillen, Jeanette McMillen Marcum, George McMillian, Jr., Katherin McMillianMartin, Alice "Terry" McMillian.
7. Benjamin Harrison Wicker b. 5/7/1897 d. 7/4/1897.
8. Owen Wicker b. 4/20/1898 d.
5/18/1969 m. 9/30/1919, Margaret Mallspaw.
Children: James Edward Wicker, Alice Marion WickerHutcheson,
William Douglas Wicker and Laurel Lorraine Wicker
Veazey.
9. Obie Wicker b. 4/20/1898 d.
9/18/1968 m. Mary Eaton.
Children: Virignia Wicker Brannon, Alma WickerGrams,
James Wicker, William Wicker, Obie Wicker, Jr., Agnes
WickerMays,
Maxene Wicker Karlskin, Elsie
WickerCooper, Charles
Wicker, Sandra WickerBall, Donna WickerHigley, Mary
Wicker Fuller, Lucille
WickerGoldsmith.
10. Labon Wicker b. 5/21/1901 d. 11/10/1918.
11. J.W.L. "Langley" Wicker b. 6/21/1903 d. 11/10/1918.
12. Rebecca Ann Wicker Eaton b. 5/31/1905 d. 9/18/1980, m. 1/1/1923 William E. Eaton.
Submitted by Garrett and Sherry Lowe